This is a fast paced, fun, hand building class that everyone can do. Participants will be walked through every step to make a sculpture of their dog of choice. The goal is to make a sculpture that represents your dog’s swag and personality.

In this 3-hour class, students will create an original 9x6” mosaic on slate using the direct application method. Tesserae for the design will include a variety of stained glass, pottery, tile, stone, beads, and gems. Nipping and shaping techniques will be presented as well as basic concepts in color and composition.

This introductory portrait drawing class guides students through the fundamentals of drawing realistic human portraits. Using one of your favorite photographs, you’ll learn how to observe facial proportions, and capture expression and likeness, with simple, accessible techniques. Each session includes step‑by‑step demonstrations, guided practice, and personalized feedback. No prior drawing experience is required, just curiosity and a willingness to explore your creative side!

A course to inspire inner expression. (Intermediate to Advanced)

Stretch and explore new approaches and ways to think about your art process by evoking your subconscious muse for students dedicated to developing their artistic practice. For each class, please bring your preferred water-based or dry medium, along with any accompanying tools and your creative impulses. The sky's the limit; there's no commitment to specific media on any given day. Always remember to bring a sketchbook for ideas and journaling, a pen or pencil, and some basic drawing materials. This class is continuous; it will not repeat itself. New students can join in at any point in the calendar schedule.

This class is designed to give all beginning weavers an opportunity to create a textured wall hanging using a simple frame loom.  They will use traditional and contemporary weaving stitches to create a sampler of their own design. Experienced weavers will be able to enhance their design skills and create a wall hanging that is brimming with texture and movement. When students complete this course, they will be able to design and create future weavings with increased creativity and complexity.

In this class students will learn how to safely and properly use the oxyacetylene torch, the properties of copper, the difference of work hardened vs. annealed, annealing copper, measuring and layout, cutting shapes with the beverly shear, sanding and deburring, hammer texturing, basic fold forming and shaping into a bracelet/cuff. Each student will take home their piece of jewelry!

Macrame is back! In this class, students will learn 3 basic knots. Students will use a wooden ring, cotton cord and these knots to help create a decorative plant hanger perfect for any corner of their home.

This class is about painting FROM photographs; not simply painting photographic images. Using photos for inspiration, suggestion and accuracy is useful to creating a better painting. We can’t always paint outdoors or use a model, so photos are an excellent way to widen our scope of subject matter for painting. We will crop and grid photos, use composition techniques, and creativity to create original paintings. We will examine copyright law and photo sources, but most of class time will be spent creating an original painting. 

All materials are supplied by the instructor. No toxins will be used, just natural mediums and brush washing.

This class demonstrates the oldest form of pottery craftsmanship, the coil. The instructor will provide a mold for the student to shape their coils around in order  to make the contour shape. The coils will form a pattern and the complexity of the pattern is designed by the student. Then the class will make spouts, handles and lids and discuss what makes a good teapot. However, making the perfect teapot takes practice which is why the class is named Teapots That Might Hold Water. 

A course to inspire inner expression. (Intermediate to Advanced)

Stretch and explore new approaches and ways to think about your art process by evoking your subconscious muse for students dedicated to developing their artistic practice. For each class, please bring your preferred water-based or dry medium, along with any accompanying tools and your creative impulses. The sky's the limit; there's no commitment to specific media on any given day. Always remember to bring a sketchbook for ideas and journaling, a pen or pencil, and some basic drawing materials. This class is continuous; it will not repeat itself. New students can join in at any point in the calendar schedule.

This introductory portrait painting class guides students through the fundamentals of painting realistic human portraits. Using one of your favorite photographs, you’ll learn how to observe facial proportions, and capture expression and likeness, with simple, accessible techniques. Each session includes step‑by‑step demonstrations, guided practice, and personalized feedback. It is recommend to take Bill’s beginning portrait drawing class, but no prior painting experience is required, just curiosity and a willingness to push some paint around!

Water scenes are whatever you want them to be: exciting, calm, energizing, or even violent. Color schemes range from warm and sunny to cool and stormy and you can paint water any time of day (or night) at sunrise, sunset, or mid-day. Paint large (the ocean) or small (puddles). Water is fun to paint, interesting to view, and adds never-ending variety to your paintings. We will paint still water (with reflections) and waves in action.

All materials are supplied and no toxins will be used, just natural mediums and brush washing.

In this class students will learn how to safely and properly use the oxyacetylene torch, the properties of copper, the difference of work hardened vs. annealed, annealing copper, measuring and layout, cutting shapes with the beverly shear, sanding and deburring, hammer texturing, basic fold forming and shaping into a bracelet/cuff. Each student will take home their piece of jewelry!

In this 6-hour class, you will learn every step in creating a beautiful, finished gourd. Starting with how to properly clean the inside and outside of the gourd, you will learn how to cut open the gourd safely using manual and power saws. Three different techniques of applying color will be shown, and you will add rich color and personality to your own gourd.  We will finish the rim using basketry techniques.
By the end of the class, you will have the skills and confidence to create more gourds and continue to more advanced gourd art classes.

In this class students will be working and playing with copper sheets and learning the properties of the alloy. They will learn how to use the necessary tools for layout, cutting, annealing, folding and manipulating the alloy into beautiful organic leaves. Quite a fun process!!!!

Macrame is back! In this class, students will learn 3 basic knots. Students will use a wooden ring, cotton cord and these knots to help create a decorative plant hanger perfect for any corner of their home.

Kimekomi is a Japanese art form where fabric pieces are tucked into a base.  In this class students will be creating 2-D Kimekomi art that combines the painterly quality of impressionism, with complex quilting. We will begin by drawing a ‘stained-glass’ style design on foam core. We cover basic cutting techniques for the foam, then cutting and tucking techniques for the fabric.

In this 9-hour class, you will learn every step in creating a beautiful woven loom gourd. In the first session, you will learn how to properly clean the inside and outside of the gourd and how to cut open the gourd safely using manual and power saws. Three different techniques of applying color will be shown, and you will add rich color and personality to your own gourd.

In the second session, we will remove a front portion of the gourd and sew a loom into the open area.  We will then weave a design into the loom. The top of the gourd will be finished using basketry techniques.  By the end of the class, you will have a beautiful, finished product along with the skills and confidence to create more gourds and continue to more advanced gourd art classes.

In this 3-hour class, students will create an original 9x6” mosaic on slate using the direct application method. Tesserae for the design will include a variety of stained glass, pottery, tile, stone, beads, and gems. Nipping and shaping techniques will be presented as well as basic concepts in color and composition.

In this 3-hour class, students will create an original mosaic on tile substrate using the indirect application method. Tesserae for the design will include a variety of stained glass, pottery, tile, stone, beads, and gems. Glass cutting as well as nipping and shaping techniques will be presented along with basic concepts in color and composition. All tools, adhesive, and tesserae will be provided.